Disability Awareness: Working with People with Disabilities
$49.00
People with disabilities represent a significant and largely underutilized resource for so many businesses. This course will give supervisors, managers, and human resources consultants the tools and tips they need to create a diverse workplace and leverage the skills and knowledge that people with disabilities have to offer.
During this course, participants will learn to: prepare to welcome people with disabilities into their workplace; interact with people with disabilities; identify and overcome barriers in the workplace; use respectful, appropriate, acceptable language in any circumstance; understand what their company can do during the hiring and interviewing, and understand what job accommodation is and how it applies in their workplace.
Description
Course outline
Session One: Course Overview
Session Two: Defining Terms
Some Common Phrases and the Stereotypes Behind Them
Session Three: Misconceptions and Realities
Session Four: A Business Case
Session Five: Dissecting Labels
Session Six: Accessibility
Session Seven: The Cornerstones of Diversity
Session Eight: Pre-Assignment Review
Session Nine: Encouraging Diversity by Hiring
Session Ten: Using the STOP Technique
Session Eleven: Communication Essentials for Disability Awareness
Session Twelve: Communication Styles
Session Thirteen: Critical Conversations
Session Fourteen: How Do We Make It Happen?
Recommended Reading List
Post-Course Assessment
Personal Action Plan
